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Sept. 11, 1928.

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Sept. 11, 1928.

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Patented Sept. 11, 1928. p i

' TED ALEXANDER E.

.PALUCK, or BELFIEL'D, NORTH naxotra, ASSIGNOR or ONE-BALI! 'r'sTANIsLAus J. CIESLEWICS, or WIBAT'IX, MONTANA.

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Application 'filedluly 15, 1927. Serial No; 206,067. v

A further ob ect of the invent-ion is to provide a: self propelledwalking toy that is possessed of long life, is extremely simple inconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable and isefficient in operation and service. a r r f This invention alsoconsists-in certain other features of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts,to be hereinafter-fullyClBSCI'llJGtl,lllllstlfitGtl in corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy forming the subjectmatter of thepresent invention, with parts brokenaway and 111 section.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken through the toywith parts in elevation. L i

Figure 3 is a sectional viewtak en onllne 3'3 of Figure 1, looking 111the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a. slightly modified form of a foot for the toy. Y I

While I have illustrated my toy constructed in the form of a walkingdollwith' a wheeled object secured thereto, it will be obvioust-hat itcan be constructed to simulate animals and the like,".without departingfrom the spirit ofthe invention e Referring to the drawlngs 1n deta lthe reference numeral 1 indicates thebody of the toy as shown and which'is hOllOW WIth a head 2 formedtherewith as best shown in Figure 1 of thedrawings. Formed with the body 1 upon opposite sides thereof are arms 3which terminate in hands 4 at their lower ends.

Secured in the body is a frame which in cludes parallel uprights 4t and5 having their upper ends bent upon themselves and fixed tothe shouldersof the body as best shown in Figure 2. The uprights 4 and 5 havetheirlower ends enlarged to provide plates 6 between which is mounted aspring motor 7 of the usual constructionand which includes a spiralspring 8 secured to a shaft 9 which is rotated for winding the springthrough the instrumentality of a. key 10 secured to the pro ecting endof the shaft 9. Fixed to the shaft 9 is a gear 11 arranged in mesh witha p nion 12. The pinion 12 is fixed to ashaft 13 which has its endsmounted for rotation in the plates above the shaft 9 and secured to theends of the shaft 13 which are arranged upon opposite sides'of theplates 6 are disk wheels '14 whichhave extending outwardly therefrom andeccentrically mounted thereon pivot pins 15.

Passingthrough the body 1 adjacent its lower end is a rod 16, and saidrod is secured to the hodyin a manner to prevent transverse movementthereof through the medium of heads 17. Pivotally secured tot/he rod-16are the upper ends-of the legs for the-body, and these legs areformed-in two parts, namely, an upper part 18 and a lower' part 19. Theupper or thigh parts of the legs are bent upon themselves in order toprovide the enclosed construction as shown, and pivotally mountedadjacent thelower ends of the upper or thigh partfof the legs 18 are thelower parts 19 which are likewise formed in an enclosed manner, but havetheir lower ends open in the same manner as theupper parts 18: in orderto pivotally receive the feet 20 as best shown in Figure 1 of thedrawings. i

The uprights l and 5 are provided with slots 21' arrangedlongitudinallytherein and adjacent their upper ends. Arranged upon opposite sides ofthe; uprights and plates which form the frame are levers 22 which haveheaded studs 23 secured to their upper ends and mounted in the slotsfor. slidable movement. The levers 22 are secured intermediate theirends to the pivot pins 15, and extend through the enclosed portion ofthe upper or thigh part 18 of the legs andterminate in the lower parts19. The lower end of the levers22 are pivotally secured in the lowerparts of the legs and projecting from 1 adjacent the'lower ends of thelevers is a hook ioo of distinction is indicated by thereference numeral29 and the foot in this form is provided with a-weighted rear portion 30with. the result that when this foot is used with the toy, the coilsprings can be dispensed with, as it will be obvious that the weightwill, cause thefoot to assumean inclined position due to thelactionofgravity thereon. i

From the above description and disclosure of the drawings, it will beobvious thatby winding the spiral spring upon its shaft 9 tlirouglrtheinstrumentality of the key 10, that power created by the unwinding ofthe spring will cause the shaft 9, to rotate,.such rotation will beirnparted to the shaft 13 and to" the disk wheels 14.which will causethe levers 22 to reciprocate. Dueto the fact that the levers have theirlower ends secured to the lower parts 19 of the legs, the legs will likewise be given a reciprocating movement and cause the toy towalk bylifting the lower parts of the legs as suggested in Figures 1 and 2 ofthe drawings. Upon lifting the legs, the coil springs will cause'thefeet to be arranged at an upward inclination so as to give the toy thedesired effectof walking.

. It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may; make changes in theconstruction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts,provided that such changes fall within scope of the appended claims.

\Vhat Iclaim is:

.1. -A toy of the character described comprising a body includingshoulders and a head, jointed legs pivotally secured to said body, .feetpivotally secured to the le s, a frame in said body, parallel arrangetfu'prights included in said frame and having their upper ends bent 'uponthemselves and secured to the shoulders, plates formed with saiduprights, a spring motor secured between said plates, levers mounted forreciprocation and'connected with said uprights and the legs, meansoperated by said spring motor to reciprocate said leversfor moving saidlegs,and

. springs having their end convolutions secured to the lower ends ofthelevers and feet rement of 'saidlegs.

the r 2; A to of the characterdescribed comprisper parts of the legstothe rear portions of said plates a shaft crossing said plates plates,means for pivotally securing theup;

and having its ends projecting upon opposite 1 sides thereof, diskwheels secured to said projecting ends, levers extending into said bodyand legs, means including headed studs, secured to the upper ends ofsaid levers and arranged insaid slots for reci rocation for mounting thelevers accordingl means for eccentrically mounting said levers to saiddisk wheels, and said levers having connection with said feet. 1

3. A figure toy of the character described comprising a hollow body, ahead formed therewith, arms and handsincluded insaid toy, jointed legsincluding upper parts pivotally secured in said body, lower partspivotally secured to said upper parts and. havin their lower endsopen",feet pivot'ally secure to said lower parts and beingmovable in theopen lower endsthereof, a frame disposed in said body and includinuprights, projections extending forward y at aninclinatio'n from saiduprights, plates formed with said uprights, a spring motor arrangedbetween said plates, a shaft crossing said plates and having its endsprojecting upon opposite sides thereof, disk wheelssecured to theprojecting ends of said shaft, levers having their upperends secured to?said u rights for reciprocation, hooks extending rom' the lower ends ofsaid levers, pivot pins eccentrically se-v cure'dto said disk wheels andpivotall 1 receiv-.

ing said levers, means for securingvt 1e lower ends of said levers'tothe lowerparts of said legs, a gear fixed to said shaft and operated bysaid spring motor for reciprocating said levers and legs accordingly,means secured to 7 said hooks and feet respectively. for raising saidfeet upon movement of said legs and a wheeled frame secured to saidhands and projections. r i a v Y In testimony whereof-I aflix mysignature. ALEXANDER E. PALUCK.

